Name
|
Founded
|
Country
|
Description
|
Allie's Donuts
|
1968
|
|
Doughnut store in
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
, United States
|
BeaverTails
|
1978
|
|
Founded in
Killaloe
, Ontario (1978), the company's headquarters are in
Montreal
, Quebec, Canada.
|
Bess Eaton
|
1953
|
|
Founded in 1953 by Angelo (Bangy) Gencarelli Jr. and was known for its
coffee
and hand-cut donuts. The corporate headquarters were located in
Westerly
,
Rhode Island
, with up to 56 retail shops spread between Rhode Island,
Massachusetts
, and
Connecticut
. At one time, it was Rhode Island's seventh largest private employer of 750 workers and 650 workers when it was sold.
|
Big Apple Donuts and Coffee
|
2007
|
|
Cafe retailer in
Malaysia
specializing in donuts and coffee. The company is owned and managed by Big Apple Interasia.
[7]
|
Cafe du Monde
|
1862
|
|
Coffee shop
on
Decatur Street
in the
French Quarter
in
New Orleans
. It is best known for its
cafe au lait
and its
French
-style
beignets
.
|
Cardigan Donuts
|
2017
|
|
Minneapolis
chain featuring daily made doughnuts, available in three, tiered varieties.
[8]
The restaurant has two locations in the
Minneapolis Skyway System
.
[9]
|
Churromania
|
1997
|
|
Venezuelan
chain of
churro
stores founded by Ariel Acosta Rubio and his wife, Maria Alejandra Bravo, in 1997.
[10]
The company is based in
Miami
, Florida, and has more than 120
franchises
in six countries.
[10]
|
Coffee Time
|
1982
|
|
Chain of Canadian coffee shops that has its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. It was founded in 1982 in
Bolton
, Ontario.
|
Country Style
|
1962
|
|
Fast/casual chain of coffee shops operating primarily in the Canadian province of Ontario (where it ranks second among coffee chains)
[11]
|
Dawn Donuts
|
1958
|
|
A doughnut chain begun in Flint, Michigan. Although most of the chain was sold to Dunkin' Donuts in 1991, the bakery for the company's donuts remains operational, as do two locations in the Flint area.
|
Daylight Donuts
|
1954
|
|
A chain with about 1000 stores, founded by Tommy and Lucille Day in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
[12]
[13]
[14]
|
Donut Dip
|
1957
|
|
Family-owned donut shop that has been operating out of this
West Springfield, Massachusetts
location since 1957. The building and its neon signage are great examples of 1950s restaurant/diner architecture.
[15]
[16]
|
The Donut Hole
|
1963
|
|
Bakery
and landmark in
La Puente, California
. An example of
programmatic architecture
, the building is shaped like two giant donuts through which customers drive to place their orders. The bakery is one of the most photographed donut shops in the United States.
[17]
|
Donut King
|
1981
|
|
Australia
's largest doughnut franchise, based on the
Gold Coast
,
Queensland
. There are over 360 franchised locations.
|
Donut Wheel
|
1962
|
|
Donut shop in
Livermore, California
, an example of
Googie architecture
.
|
Duck Donuts
|
2006
|
|
Founded in
Duck, North Carolina
with 87 locations in the
United States
, primarily on the east coast.
|
Dunkin' Donuts
(Dunkin')
|
1950
|
|
Founded in 1950
[18]
[19]
and now based in
Canton
, Massachusetts, the company has grown to become one of the largest coffee and baked goods chains in the world, with 11,000 restaurants in 33 different countries.
[20]
[21]
|
Five Daughters Bakery
|
2015
|
|
Doughnut shop chain with 6 locations in the United States.
[22]
[23]
|
Go Nuts Donuts
|
2003
|
|
Doughnut shop chain based in the
Philippines
with its headquarters in
Manila
. It is also referred to as "The
Manny Pacquiao
of the Donut World."
[24]
|
Honey Dew Donuts
|
1973
|
|
Plainville
, Massachusetts?based franchise selling donuts and other breakfast foods. It was founded on Church St. in
Mansfield
by Richard J. Bowen in 1973.
|
Hypnotic Donuts
|
2010
|
|
Popular doughnut shop in
Dallas
, Texas
|
J.CO Donuts
|
2005
|
|
Cafe retailer in
Indonesia
specializing in doughnuts, coffee and frozen yogurt. It was founded in 2005 and its headquarters is in
Jakarta
, Indonesia.
|
Krispy Kreme
|
1937
|
|
American
global doughnut company and
coffeehouse chain
based in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
. It was founded on July 13, 1937. See also:
Krispy Kreme UK
and
Krispy Kreme operations by country
.
[25]
|
LaMar's Donuts
|
1933
|
|
Chain of gourmet doughnut
bistros
founded in
Kansas City, Missouri
, and headquartered in
Denver
, Colorado.
[26]
LaMar's has 25 stores in five states?
Arizona
, Colorado,
Kansas
, Missouri, and
Nebraska
.
|
Leonard's Bakery
|
1952
|
|
Well known purveyor of
Malasadas
in Honolulu
|
Long's Bakery
|
1951
|
|
Has been named one of the best donut shops in the US multiple times by national publications. Famous for their glazed yeast donuts.
|
Mighty-O Donuts
|
2000
|
|
Seattle
,
Washington
wholesaler and retail coffeehouse donut shop making
GMO
-free, zero
trans fat
,
vegan
,
organic
donuts.
|
Mister Donut
|
1956
|
|
Fast food franchise founded in the United States in 1956, now headquartered in
Japan
, where it has more than 1,300 stores. The primary offerings include doughnuts, coffee, muffins and
pastries
.
|
Mmmuffins
|
1979
|
|
Canadian coffee and
muffin
retailer founded in 1979. It granted its first franchise in 1980. The company, which has locations throughout Canada, is one of the largest specialty baked goods franchising companies in Canada.
|
Mochinut
|
2020
|
|
Chain with over 148 locations as of 2023. Specializes in Korean hotdogs and
mochi donuts
.
[27]
|
Psycho Donuts
|
2009
|
|
Doughnut shop in
Campbell, California
, owned by Jordan Zweigoron and opened in March 2009.
[28]
The theme of the shop is "craziness": it specializes in unusual donut flavors and many donuts' names are puns on
mental illnesses
or other mental health conditions, and the store's decorations include a
straitjacket
and
padded cell
.
[29]
It has been the subject of controversy because mental health advocates claim its theme promotes negative stereotypes of people with mental illnesses.
|
Randy's Donuts
|
1953
|
|
Bakery and landmark building in
Inglewood, California
, that opened in 1953. The building is a style that dates to a period in the early 20th century that saw a proliferation of
programmatic architecture
throughout
Southern California
. The building has a giant doughnut on the roof of an otherwise ordinary drive-in that is a dedicated doughnut bakery. There were 10 locations, built over the course of the 1950s. Only one remains, which is located at 805 West Manchester Avenue. At least four other big donuts survive, under different company names.
[30]
|
Robin's Donuts
|
1975
|
|
Large Canadian chain of over 130 doughnut shops that operate in Canada. The first store opened in 1975 in
Thunder Bay
,
Ontario
.
[31]
|
Shipley
Do-Nuts
|
1936
|
|
American doughnut chain with more than 250 franchised stores located in the states of
Texas
,
Louisiana
,
Arkansas
,
Tennessee
,
Mississippi
, and Alabama.
[32]
Its headquarters is located at
Northside
,
Houston
, Texas.
[33]
[34]
The chain originated in Houston, in the 1940s after selling direct by wholesale since 1936.
|
Spudnut Shops
|
1940
|
|
Former American franchise chain that retailed
potato flour
doughnuts called Spudnuts. The parent company no longer exists, but independent stores remain. The original recipe is based on a folk recipe that traces back to
Germany
. The company was founded in 1940. In 1946, the company began establishing a nationwide chain of franchised Spudnut Shops. By 1949, over 225 Spudnut Shops existed across the United States.
[35]
|
Tim Hortons
|
1964
|
|
Canadian
multinational
fast casual restaurant
[36]
known for its coffee and doughnuts. It is also Canada's largest fast food service; at the end of 2013, it had 4,592 restaurants in Canada, 807 in the United States, and 38 in the
Persian Gulf
region.
[37]
It was founded in 1964 in
Hamilton
, Ontario by Canadian ice hockey player
Tim Horton
and Jim Charade, after an initial venture in hamburger restaurants.
[38]
[39]
|
Top Pot Doughnuts
|
2002
|
|
Chain of coffee and doughnut cafes started in the
Capitol Hill
neighborhood of
Seattle
,
Washington
. Top Pot began in February 2002 and was started by co-founders Mark and Michael Klebeck, who are brothers.
[40]
|
Voodoo Doughnut
|
2003
|
|
Independent doughnut shops founded and headquartered in
Portland, Oregon
; known for: eclectic doughnut and shop decorations, signature pink boxes, year-round downtown Portland line-ups,
hipster
staff, and occasional on-site weddings. Shops are located in Portland,
Eugene
,
Denver
,
Colorado
,
Dallas
,
Texas
and
Taipei
.
[41]
|
Winchell's Donuts
|
1948
|
|
International doughnut company founded by
Verne Winchell
on October 8, 1948, in
Temple City
, California.
[42]
It is now headquartered in
City of Industry
, California. As of 2006
[update]
, there are over 170 stores in 12 western
states
, as well as
Guam
,
Saipan
, and
Saudi Arabia
. Several stores also operated in
Nagoya
, Japan in the past, with most stores located inside the
Uny
supermarkets, as Uny Co., Ltd. was the
master franchise
holder in Japan.
|
World's Best Donuts
|
1969
|
|
Doughnut shop and American restaurant in
Grand Marais, Minnesota
. It is an independent family-owned business that was established in 1969. The company has received accolades from various sources for having quality doughnuts.
|
Yum-Yum Donuts
|
1971
|
|
Chain of doughnut shops based in California with 71 locations.
[43]
In 2004, Yum-Yum Donuts purchased Winchell's Donuts, but continues to operate Winchell's shops under their historic name.
[43]
The headquarters for both chains are in the
City of Industry
, California.
|